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From the acclaimed author of How to Be Eaten, a fresh take on the campus novel that follows an adjunct professor gigging her way through academia’s poor job market when she crosses paths with her old PhD adviser, whose new novel might be about her—for readers of Worry, Vladimir, and Less...

Your kitchen is not as emotionally stable as it appears. Behind the cabinet doors, tensions have been building for years. These are not the polite utensils you think you know. They are jealous. They are ambitious. They remember everything. Kitchen Stories You Shouldn’t Read Sober is a funny and strangely emotional collection of adult satirical tales that reveal the secret lives of ordinary kitchen objects.

Il protagonista di questo libro è un omino mite che vaga affannosamente per trovare questo mondo ideale, un mondo che forse nessuno vuole, in compagnia del suo animale guida, l'unico che gli somiglia perché sfugge a ogni classificazione: l'ornitorinco. Ci proverà per ventuno capitoli, ventuno incontri disastrosi con attori buddisti, cattolici leghisti, attivisti LGBTQ+, coatti di Ladispoli, gente che mena, gente che lo vuole dalla sua parte, gente che lo schifa.

"Patriot Acts" is a darkly comedic political satire, wrapped inside a legal thriller. The story, which takes place in the not-too-distant future, centers on the plight of an immigrant teenager, snatched from her mother at a border crossing as part of a cruel family separation program. She's shipped off across the U.S. and threatened with deportation, even though she's receiving critical medical treatment. Her volunteer lawyers, on a whim, attack the Government Officials behind these schemes, labelling them as domestic terrorists, invoking the Patriot Act, the post 9/11 anti-terror law.

Archibald Abercrombie is a meticulous dentist whose orderly life is briefly upended after a chance meeting with the exuberant writer G. K. Chesterton. While initially intoxicated by Chesterton’s brilliant paradoxes and disregard for convention, Abercrombie gradually notices the physical decay and practical neglect hidden beneath the author’s verbal abundance. He eventually realizes that while intellectual spectacle can inspire, it often evades the necessary responsibility of repair and care.

"The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov is a captivating masterpiece that weaves together a satirical critique of Soviet society, a poignant love story, and a profound exploration of morality and redemption. Set in 1930s Moscow, this novel masterfully blends the mundane with the supernatural, offering a rich tapestry of themes and unforgettable characters.

Ein Maßkrug, der mehr sagt als tausend Worte. Eine Damenperücke auf einem Herrenkopf und eine Lederhose samt leblosem Inhalt im Waldbad. Als Alois Schregelmann bei der Trachtenvereinsfeier tot am Beckenrand liegt, beginnt für Hauptkommissar Toni Hinterdobler eine Ermittlungsreise durch die Abgründe des bayerischen Hinterlands: zwischen bärbeißigen Bauern, g'schlamperten Verhältnissen und einer Wiese, die plötzlich Millionen wert ist. Ein Fall voller skurriler Figuren, bayerischer Eigenheiten und einer Wahrheit, die sich erst zeigt, wenn keiner mehr lacht.

God is in the details. But the Devil is in the data. Welcome to Synergy Church Inc., where the Holy Spirit has been replaced by P.O.L.—the Pastoral Optimization Logic-matrix. Reverend Caleb Wright is a relic. Laid off from a dying denomination, he accepts a lifeline as a "Spiritual Integration Specialist" at the Midwest's largest megachurch. But the Harmony Meadows campus isn’t just a church; it’s a closed-loop ecosystem of "Ascension Teal" branding and biometric surveillance. Here, faith isn’t a mystery—it’s a metric. Under the guidance of P.O.L.

If golf is the unforgiving game… then these twelve players, in Three Angry Foursomes, are the unforgiven. Rooted in humor, irony, and truth-based fiction, Three Angry Foursomes follows a dozen men chasing a two-inch ball across a four-hundred-yard obstacle course toward an impossibly small five-inch hole — partially blocked by a flagstick. It’s a story about the search for meaning, redemption, relevance, and the elusive par, all played out on a desert course as merciless as the game itself.

Mardoqueo Vanín y otros doce frailes pintorescos aterrizan en el territorio de los indios Uao con una misión: convertirlos en Hijos de Dios para impedir su exterminio a manos de las fuerzas militares. Escoltados por cuatro guías y cuatro monjas novatas en expediciones, los salvadores se adentran en la manigua.

L'avvocato del diavolo immagina un futuro distopico in cui la Russia è governata da un nuovo regime dopo l'improvvisa caduta del Leader Nazionale, chiara trasfigurazione dell'attuale presidente Putin. Quando Boris Turgencikov, uno scrittore dissidente perseguitato dal vecchio esecutivo, torna in Russia per assistere ai cambiamenti messi in atto al suono dello slogan "Onore e Onestà", resta invischiato in una surreale vicenda giudiziaria.

La famosa cabeza milagrosa de San Antonio, conocida en todo el mundo por sus supuestos poderes, es robada de Acapulco por un cantante de trap en decadencia que busca desesperadamente recuperar su fama, fortuna y lo que él llama ‘talento’, obligando a la cabeza a concederle milagros sin sentido, casi imposibles y hasta cierto punto divertidos.

A grieving human doesn’t get a tidy spiritual awakening—she gets drafted into celestial bureaucracy. Bob, a weary, kind “custodial angel” armed with a pencil and sheer exhausted competence, guides Hannah through the true shape of the afterlife: Heaven as upper administration and Hell rebranded as Your Afterlife™—less eternal torture, more rehabilitation, theater tech, and departments doing their best with limited staffing.

An out-of-work actor accepts the role of a lifetime—sitting soundlessly in a lecture theater, zipped into a large leather bag—to aid a professor’s psychological experiment. What could possibly go wrong? In Luke Kennard’s audacious new novel, a penniless and out-of-work actor picks up a...

It's the Golden Age of Rome. Pax Romana! A vibrant, modern time of peace and prosperity. Emperor Augustus reigns wisely and benevolently. And Scatius Commodius Lavatorius is its greatest scientist. He alone has given the Empire every conceivable modern convenience and wonder of the day that Rome has to offer. Despite his wealth and position, Scatius is driven by one thought: Will all he has brought to Rome help Rome stay Rome throughout the ages and stand the test of time? Or will it make one damn bit of difference? There's only one way to find out.

Critical mass may be a minimum for chain reaction or a maximum for stability. Either way, things go off. Collective consciousness and common behaviors accelerate in chaos. Subtle change builds to drastic consequence. Mass media covers hateful simpletons gaining market share on slap diddle, shouting lies on fire. Road rage is self-expression. Stress compresses, on the way to another big bang.

Frauen im Internet stehen unter ständiger Beobachtung. Sophie Passmann ist selbst Teil der widersprüchlichen Welt weiblicher Selbstdarstellung in den sozialen Medien. Radikal selbstkritisch seziert sie die Phänomene, die eine ganze Generation prägen: von der asketischen Disziplin einer Hailey Bieber über die kalkulierte Görenhaftigkeit von Charli XCX bis zur neurotischen Perfektion von Taylor Swift. Warum sind wir alle so fasziniert von Frauen, die uns etwas vormachen – und gleichzeitig hassen wir sie genau dafür?

Es ist dunkel in Leipzig. Alles schläft. Alles? Nein. Ein Kind leistet erbittert Widerstand. Der Vater, dem Autor nicht ganz unähnlich, zieht das letzte Register: eine Spazierfahrt mit dem Buggy. Mit ungewissem Ausgang und nicht vorhersehbarer Dauer. Wie die Odyssee. In klein. Und ohne Schiff. Dafür mit Sirenen. Ein Hörbuch für alle, die Kinder haben. Oder auf keinen Fall welche wollen.

A penniless and out-of-work actor picks up a job working for Dr Blend, a university professor who is conducting a psychological experiment. How will Dr Blend's students react to someone zipped into on oversized bag, sitting at the back of the lecture hall over a series of autumn term lectures?...

Der Amtsarzt erklärt den Soldaten Schwejk für schwachsinnig. Aber ist er es auch? Vielleicht tut er ja nur so – wer weiß? Unschuldig wie ein Kind und von unerschütterlicher Gemütsruhe erlebt der brave Soldat Schwejk ein Abenteuer nach dem anderen. Höchst komisch – und mit feiner Ironie wird auch noch die Unsinnigkeit des Krieges präsentiert. Ein Klassiker!